I slept through my Weight Watchers meeting on Saturday. Somewhat intentional and not intentional at the same time. I’ve been off track since I had my cold and it’s taking me a while to get back on track. I did step on my scale though, and if I remember correctly, I think I am up 1.4 for the week.
I did a lot of meal prep this week, but I also didn’t track everything. Like the 1/2 bag of sriracha potato chips that I picked up from Trader Joe’s. As a side note, Marcia, I went looking specifically for the carrot “noodles” but they were all out of stock until the end of September – weird!
I am finishing up the end of my Ambassadorship with Premier Protein, and only have a few more shakes that they initially gave me. The chocolate, caramel and vanilla went fast, but the two remaining ones are two that I probably wouldn’t have with coffee or on their own – the bananas and cream and strawberries and cream. Not that there is anything wrong with them, but I much prefer these flavors IN something, not by themselves.
I had a taste for pancakes and made up a batch of mock banana pancakes made by adding vinegar to the Premier Protein shake and using Splenda (or a knock off Spenda that Hannah bought).
The secret to any good pancake batter is to let the batter sit for at least 15 minutes – that gives the baking powder a chance to do its magic – you want all these bubbles – bubbles = fluffy pancakes.
I put this into the Weight Watcher’s recipe app, and one pancakes is 3 points, two if 5 points and three are 8 points. Believe me, two are plenty – very filling!
Using a 1/3 cup measuring cup, I got 9 pancakes out of this recipe.
These are super light and fluffy, and I like how the bananas kind of caramelized in the pan.
Banana Buttermilk Pancakes
Ingredients
- 1 1/3 cups flour
- 3 tablespoons Splenda
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teasp salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 11 ounce container Premier Protein bananas and cream
- 2 tablespoons vinegar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 medium bananas, sliced
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix the vinegar and Premier Protein shake together and let sit 5 minutes, or until thickened. Beat in the eggs and vanilla.Put all the dry ingredients into a large bowl, add the mock buttermilk/egg mixture to the flour and stir, just until combined. Let the batter sit for 15 minutes or longer. Cook over medium low heat for 1-2 minutes per side - I poured the batter, then placed 5 slices of banana in the pancake, pressing down a bit so they would sink into the batter before flipping.
I am actually not feeling all that well today. I woke up with an upset stomach for some reason. Guess what I brought for lunch today? Ramen noodles! 😛 That’s all I could think of that I had a taste for. One of my bosses is out of the office the next three days so that’s why I am sucking it up and going to work. I am hoping I’ll feel better as the day moves on.
You can check out some of the other Premier Protein recipes I’ve made over the last few months:
Vanilla Coffee Banana Pancakes
Wow, I didn’t even realize how many recipes I made for them! I am hopefully going to have them post some on their website – I’ll keep you posted!
How was your weekend?? Happy Monday – make it a great day!
Hope you feel better soon! Take it easy. 🙂
Thanks Jamie – glad to say I am 100% better – hugs!
HI Vat. SOOOOO behind in blog reading. sigh. I miss you!!!
Sorry you are sick, but looks like your recipes are still stellar.
Sending a giant Vancouver hug across the border!!! xoxo
Roz – HELLO! I am behind on blog reading too – damn job that I actually have to work at instead of reading blogs all day 😀 Huge hugs back from Chicago!!!!
Congrats on the meal prep. I always have good intentions and then life gets in the way. I must make it a priority. It is too easy some days just to run out for a sub for dinner. I would always prefer home cooked anything to take out anything.
Hopefully you get feeling 100% soon. Being sick gets in the way of so many things.
Did your WW scale die? I was thinking of getting one to replace our current scale.
My WW scale was not accurate at all, no matter what I did – change the batteries, weigh myself on different floors in my house – the difference could be 10 pounds!
The kadults bought one when they started their keto diet, so I don’t know how accurate it is, but it’s pretty close.
Feel better Biz!!!!!!!!!!! Those pancakes look super good, I just don’t have the patience to prepare them. I like easy peasy breakfasts. So I started a new program that is helping to heal my body as a whole. I am eating 25% protein on a plate with the rest vegies, very little carbs (from fruit) and some nuts, no peanuts! I eat every 2 hours because of the blood sugar issues. I lost 8 pounds in 8 days! It was not easy but I am adjusting. WW is on hold for now but I still check points on certain items. Found a good chip replacement. They are called Plentils, they are delicious alone or with hummus or whatever. (3 points) Oh yes, I am off all dairy too! I have not been perfect but it is working! I look forward to a healthy future!
Thanks Jan, I feel 100% better. Glad you are finding something that works! I did the carb cycle a while back and am thinking of trying that again – the only thing is that means more insulin shots for me since I have to take a shot every time I eat. I am so happy to hear you say you like the Plentils, I just saw them at Fresh Thyme but wasn’t sure about them. I recently tried sweet potato tortilla chips from Trader’s Joes – so good, but 3 points for only NINE chips. Who eats just 9 chips?! 😀